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Cloudy skies, rains expected today

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Quezon and Camarines Norte will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a cold front affecting the eastern section of Central Luzon. Flash floods or  landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao and Aurora will have  cloudy skies with isolated rains this time […]

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Spain ‘far from victory’ in virus fight: PM

MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain is “far from victory” in its fight against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned on Sunday as the country’s death toll from the pandemic rose again after falling for three days in a row. The nation registered 619 new deaths in the last 24 hours from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 16,972, the health ministry said, the highest in the world after the United States and Italy. The […]

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France reports lower coronavirus daily death toll

PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Sunday reported a drop in COVID-19 deaths on the previous 24 hours, with the total toll from the coronavirus epidemic in the country now 14,393, the health ministry said. It said that there were 315 deaths in hospital over the last day, compared with 345 the day earlier. The total toll includes those who have died in nursing homes. France had on April 6 recorded 605 deaths in hospitals, […]

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Navotas: Over 1000 quarantine violators caught from March 20 to April 12

(Eagle News)–Over 1000 individuals were caught violating the community quarantine in Navotas from March 20 to April 12. The local government said of the 1120, 854 were adults. Of the 854,   20 were caught from April 11 to 12 and will be charged. Navotas said the 854 were apart from the 326 minors who were caught loitering during the same period. President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon in a bid […]

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QC hospital to undergo “thorough disinfection” after several employees test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–A hospital in Quezon City will  undergo “thorough disinfection” after several of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. In a statement, the Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital’s officer-in-charge Dr. Maria Rosela Espinar did not say how many had contracted the disease. She said, however, that other frontliners who have been in close contact with those who tested positive for the virus “have already undergone self-quarantine during the temporary shutdown.” “Critical areas […]

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At least six dead in US state of Mississippi after tornadoes

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — At least six people have died after tornadoes ripped through the southern US state of Mississippi on Sunday, officials said. The tornadoes caused “catastrophic” damage, according to US media, and prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a tornado emergency, its highest level of tornado alert. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MSEMA) reported one death in Walthall County, two in Lawrence County and three in Jefferson Davis County, all […]

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Briones says she has already tested negative for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday, April 13, said she has already tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019. Briones’ announcement in a television interview came days after she announced she had tested positive for COVID-19 based on a second test she took in April. The 79-year-old took the test a second time after a Cabinet member announced he was COVID-19 positive. Apart from Briones,  Interior Secretary Eduardo Año was among Cabinet members who […]

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North Korea’s Kim reshuffles top governing body

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has carried out a major reshuffle of his State Affairs Commission, official media reported Monday, replacing more than a third of its members. Kim has established an iron grip over the levers of authority in his nuclear-armed country since inheriting power in his late 20s in 2011. He is chairman of the SAC — the North’s highest decision-making body — and five of its […]

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Las Piñas COVID-19 cases reach 65

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Las Piñas has reached 65. The local government said of the 65, one each was from Barangay Elias Aldana and Almanza Dos, two each from Barangay Daniel Fajardo, Manuyo Uno and Pulanglupa Uno; three each from Almanza Uno,.Pamplona Tres, Pulanglupa Dos and Talon Uno; four each from Pamplona Uno, Pamplona Dos, Talon Kuatro, Talon Singko and Zapote; five from Pilar; six from Manuyo Dos; and seven […]

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3.5-magnitude quake hits Antique

(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Antique on Monday, April 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 9:22 a.m., had its epicenter 18 kilometers northwest of Patnongon. It had a depth of focus of five kilometers. Instrumental I was recorded in San Jose de Buenavista, Sebaste and Culasi. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, April 13

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Monday, April 13: Flight schedules may be subject to changes anytime. PAGASA said in these cases, passengers should coordinate with their airline. All flights are now concentrated in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of all airport workers to the coronavirus disease 2019.

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